Hi John,
The graduated front is not a special order. A non-graduated front is a special order. All our units, including stock units, come with a grauduated hairline. We have a few guys that order a non-graduated front and they're younger guys and can pull off that look just fine. They usually go with a spikey front. If you send in your order and include the Printable Order Form there's a diagram of the head that divides the head into 6 sections. You can select a density for each section (or color--lots of guys want more gray in the temple region which is Section 2). Normally this does not involve a wide range of densities since you want the unit to be even to look natural. Usually + or - 5% or 10% variance throughout the whole system. For instance some people will want to match the density of their own hair on the sides and back to gradually blend with a different density on the top. It depends on the density of your sides and back. If you order online you can specify the density changes you'd like in the 'Comments Box' and it will override the density selected in the drop down menu (you must make a selection in all dropdown menus in order for the order to properly process). I don't know what 'pathectically thin' hair line looks like--it might be better than you think. If you can post a picture (or send it to me) I'll have a better idea. Generally if people have somewhat of their own hairline I recommend keeping it (it's real!) and placing the unit behind it. Placing the unit behind it does not necessarily mean going non-graduated---it depends of how much of a hairline you have to work with--we want the system to blend naturally with your own hair so we still may have to graduate it. So if I can see your hairline I can better advise you on how to go with the template.
Regards,
John